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This is a copy of the September 19, 1894 issue of the Erie Daily Times, which was photographed in the Erie Times-News photography studio on April 12. SAMI RAPP/ERIE TIMES-NEWS

A place to play: In the summer of 1894, the first clubhouse of the Kahkwa Club opened to membership on the present-day site of the water filtration plant on Sommerheim Drive in Millcreek Township. The clubhouse was designed by architect G. Paxton Cody, and members were permitted to play tennis, baseball and croquet in the nearby fields. A dock and boathouse at Tracy Point provided water access to members. In 1899, as the popularity of golf skyrocketed, the club moved to a spacious new building on Crescent Drive, one that afforded easy access to the adjacent Erie Golf Association "golfing grounds." It wasn't until 1917 that the club moved to its present location off Swanville Road in Fairview Township.

ALSO IN 1894: The Erie Yacht Club was established on Nov. 14, 1894, after a meeting at the present-day Erie Club. The original club's fleet consisted of 15 sailboats, 12 rowboats, two racing shells, one canoe, one steam launch and six naphtha launches. ... The Central Market House was constructed at 16th and State streets. This construction marked the first permanent market facility since the Erie Market House was demolished in 1886.